# Swedish prime minister to resign after narrow left-wing election win

https://mins.news/en/item/62675

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-17 13:11 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/17/sweden-prime-minister-to-resign-as-left-wing-bloc-seals-narrow-election-win?traffic_source=rss

> Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says he will resign after four left-wing opposition parties won 176 of the Riksdag’s 349 seats, a three-seat majority. Magdalena Andersson’s Social Democrats were the largest party, but divisions over the Left Party could complicate coalition talks.

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